CHARLATAN

The Exposé of Politics & Style

Dylan Ashton Smith

His essay "One Summer No Phone" led to an interview with an enviornmental expert, war correspondent, and Nevada Senator Dylan A. Smith lives in New York City.

Dylan A. Smith, contributor to Charlatan Magazine

A graduate of the University of Nevada, Smith's fiction and essays appear in Chestnut Review, X-R-A-Y, Farewell Transmission, and Vol. 1 Brooklyn, earning Pushcart and Best of the Net nominations. With Charlatan since 2017, his profiles of Newsweek's Janine di Giovanni; White House National Security Council's Victor Cha; environmental theorist Michael Shellenberger; and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval proffer insight to the corridors of power and provide an eloquent third space in which to process the hope and promise of justice, liberty, and freedom.

Articles by Dylan A. Smith

The Morning They Came For Us

Dispatches from Syria

Newsweek's Janine di Giovanni arrived in Damascus at the onset of Syria's Civil War. Contributor DYLAN SMITH chats with the war correspondent about the conflict, casualties and Syrian Refugee Crisis in "The Morning They Came For Us."

State of the Union

State of the Union Address

As the U.S. Congress assembles for the maiden speech of the 45th President of the United States, contributor DYLAN SMITH checks in at Trump Tower to listen and learn about the State of the Union.

New American Moment

Interview with Governor Brian Sandoval

Construction of the controversial Mexico—U.S. Barrier Wall has begun. Contributor DYLAN SMITH explores how DACA, Dreamers are informing the New American Moment.

A Magnificent Catastrophe

America's First Presidential Campaign

Pulitzer Prize winning author Edward Larson compares the first presidential race to the last, and tells DYLAN SMITH why dirty tricks and a 2-party system are the crux of a democracy in "A Magnificent Catastrophe."

The Impossible State

North Korea, Past and Future

White House Security Advisor Victor Cha pulls back the curtain on the Kim Dynasty and future of the Hermit Kingdom.

Break Through

Interview with Michael Shellenberger

From the death of enviornmentalism to the politics of possilbity, contributor DYLAN SMITH examines the fallacy of environmental politics and the future of a sustainable economy.

All the World’s a Stage

Make sense of the week's news.
Charlatan reviews the worldview.

CHARLATAN

The Exposé of Politics & Style